Iowa Farmboy meets Southern Belle, girl finishes college and moves from Georgia to Iowa to be closer to boy, boy marries girl, boy's job takes them both to Belo Horizonte, Brasil. One year later they have a baby (Gabriela Marina), another year passes and they move back to Iowa. A few months later they have a 2nd baby (Lilian Scarlett). The 3rd girl (Makayla Jasmine) joins the family a couple years after that. Boy continues job with a construction equipment maufacturing company in Burlington, Iowa; girl attempts to balance being a stay at home mom while working as a birth doula and childbirth educator.

We laugh a lot, travel as often as we can, and try to enjoy every moment of the craziness that is our lives. Thanks for joining us on the journey!

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Ilha Grande: As gorgeous as the Caribbean?

So the great question on our minds today: will the beaches of Ilha Grande be as beautiful and wonderful as everyone keeps telling us? They keep getting compared to the Caribbean. And, well, after our fabulous honeymoon at Couples Swept Away in Negril, Jamaica, we are sure hoping that everyone is right!

For a little comparison, let's explore a few images still stuck in my mind from August:

And sure, the natural scenery was great, but it was this handsome thing I liked looking at the most:

We leave tonight by bus and should be on a boat heading towards the island by 8:30 tomorrow morning! Monday I'll bring you the images of Ilha Grande and see if it really is all it's hyped up to be. (I'm guessing, and hoping, that it is!)

Wow I sure missed alot while I was sick; it has taken me awhile to catch up on it all! I am still chuckling when I think about poor Eric at the police station. Why does he keep getting pegged as "gay" down there? Does he have the Brazilian Gay look or something?!! Too funny! And I am still pondering the "hygeine" post; very interesting......Hope y'all have fun this weekend!